Men of capital : scarcity and economy in mandate Palestine, Sherene Seikaly

Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Politics of Basic Needs; 1. Men of Capital: Making Money, Making Nation; 2. Women of Thrift: Domesticity and Home Economics; 3. A Nutritional Economy: The Calorie, Development, and War; 4. A Public Good: Palestinian Businessmen and World War II; 5. The Vegetable Racket: Scarcity and the Cost of Living; Conclusion: Postwar Austerity and the Discipline of Detail; Notes; Index

Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Politics of Basic Needs; 1. Men of Capital: Making Money, Making Nation; 2. Women of Thrift: Domesticity and Home Economics; 3. A Nutritional Economy: The Calorie, Development, and War; 4. A Public Good: Palestinian Businessmen and World War II; 5. The Vegetable Racket: Scarcity and the Cost of Living; Conclusion: Postwar Austerity and the Discipline of Detail; Notes; Index